aggie93 said:
I still enjoy the Show but my disappointment is growing. They have clearly put the focus on having epic scenes in a Michael Bay fantasy of trying to do "cool stuff" over focusing on the story. For me I have always enjoyed the story over the pure scenery. I know they can't be what the Books are and don't expect them to be but the plot holes are mounting up at such a pace now I don't know what matters and what doesn't.
One of the biggest plot holes that has generally been ignored and honestly is costing the Show in terms of additional story is how they allowed a Lannister Army (plus the Tarlys, which are no greater than the 4th largest House in the Reach) to just roll over Highgarden even though they had virtually their entire army to defend a castle on a hill. The Tyrells (along with the Hightowers and Redwynes which are HUGE houses) went down and the Lannisters barely lost a man. Also, Dorne simply is sitting back and doing nothing as the Lannisters have killed their leaders which is completely against the personality of that region. Dorne has an untouched army that is just sitting out.
You also have the Vale, one of the most populous parts of Westeros and apparently they only have 2k Knights and they all seem to follow Royce and LF. They have also apparently declared for Stark but without the Liege Lord even knowing about it? Are they now vassals to the Starks or allies?
The Unsullied took Casterly Rock where Edmure Tully is prisoner and that is just left out there. Also we don't know what happened to Roslin or their son. So what is going on in the Riverlands and all of the Houses there? The Freys were killed but their army was not.
Where the hell is Ghost? We haven't seen him since Jon was at the Wall. We have time to go create Zombie Polar Bear but Ghost just disappears?
I just hope and pray that somehow Martin can stay alive long enough to finish the books and end the story properly. The Show is just becoming unrecognizable with the lazy writing and the focus on big theatrics with little concern for the actual story.
Well, this is the show now. In the books the Tarleys are the 4th biggest house, at best, in the Reach. In the show the Hightowers have barely been mentioned, if at all. And the Redwynes and the Arbor haven't been mentioned once that I can remember. I get that its a plot hole that they took Highgarden so quickly. But maybe not the house bit.
Agree that Dorne (either show or book version) would rise up. But that's more likely for book Dorne in my opinion. Supposedly show Dorne accepted the murder of their lord and his heir by Tyene and the sand snakes, so show Dorne's loyalty is a little more suspect than book Dorne's is.
I guess I didn't realize that the Vale is well populated. But that makes sense - its a series of fertile valleys in a mountainous region.
Will be interesting to see what happens with Edmure. I like the idea of him regaining Riverrun. And maybe the Twins too.
I hope ghost makes an appearance this week. Maybe in a "I met your dragons, I'd like you to meet my direwolf" way. And then Bran drops a truth bomb on them all.
I just don't think that Martin will finish the story. I think he will finish Winds of Winter. But not the next book or books. He does not seem to perform well under time pressure, or pressure in general. The first books were written much quicker than the last couple (when the series started getting popular). But maybe once the show ends the pressure will be off. And he would be able to focus since most of his audience (and editors) will have moved on to other things. Or maybe wildcards will get really popular, and the pressure he feels there will push him back to Westeros.